Spinning toy



L. v. ARONS'ON SPINNING TOY March 1, 1927. ,6 9

Filed Feb. 6, 1924 gwuenloz law's Kim); 5073/ Patented Mar. 1, 1927..

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LOUIS V. ARONSON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SPINNING TOY.

Application filed February 6, 1924. Serial No. 691,004.

The invention relates to toys, and has as an object the provision of a toy of the nature of a top which may be spun upon a sta tionary base, and which base with the revolving member in action, may be inverted so that the entire device may spin as an ordi nary top. 7

A further object of the invention is the provision of a spinning toy of the nature referred to which will produce a shower of sparks upon any revolution.

A further object of the invention 1s the provision of a spinning toy whichproduces a shower of sparks and which carries means to give the sparks a vari-colored appearance.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following descript on when read in connection with the accompanyng drawing wherein Fig. 1' is a central vertical section partly in elevation,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the revolving member and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3, 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device in inverted position. v y

As shown, the device. comprises a base 10 formed in the nature of a disk with a bead 11 adjacent to its periphery and. bearing band 12 of abradant material, as for instance emery paper. 7

A desirable method of securingthe abra-v dant material upon the base is that illu trated, wherein a plurality of tabs 13 are struck from the material of the base and turned. so as to overlap the edges of the abradant material.

To support a spinning member 1 1, there is shown a post 15 rigidly secured to the base 10 as by bearing a stud 16 upon its end, which passes through an opening in the base and is headed.

As shown, the spinning member comprises a momentum element, preferably formed of marginal rims 17, 18, carried by spider arms 19, 20. The two portions tormingv the momentum element are desirably similar, and are shown as mounted with the spider arms in staggered relation.

To give body in appearance tothe revolving elements, a shell 21 is shown provided with ornamental openings 22, 23, through which the sparks produced by the device may be observed.

The margin of the shell 21 is desirably utilized to hold the members of the momen tum element in fixed relation and for this purpose, as well as to improve the appearance of said edges, the margin of the shell is shown turned about said edges, as at 2%, interior shoulder 25 being provided in the pressing of the shell against which the momentum element may seat.

The entire spinning member 141 isv shown as mounted upon a sleeve 26 adapted to freely rotate upon the post 15. To support the spinning member during rotation the post 15 is shown as formed with a shoulder 27. i The upper end ofthe sleeve 26 is shown astormed with an annular flange 28, and thesleeve 26 and flange 28, and the upper surface 29 of the shell 21, are utilized to form a drum upon which a driving string 30 maybe wound to produce motion of the spinning element. A ball 31 is shown upon the end of the string to aid the grasp of the user. L

To retain the device in assembly, the top of the post '15 is shown as reduced in size at 32, and threadedto receive a retaining nut -in the form of a centrally perforated and threaded disk The projecting end of the portion 32 constitutes a spinningpointend may be utilized in spinning the device in an inverted position, as shown in Fig. 4.

To produce sparks while the device is in operation, there is shown a bar3 1centrally perforated to revolve freely upon the post 15 below the shoulder 27. Rigidly carried by the ends of the bar are shown cylinders 35 0t pyrophoric material pressed against the abradant material 12 by. the weight of the bar. To cause revolution of the bar a tongue 36 is desirably struck from the material of one of the spider arms 19 and projected downwardlyso as to engage the bar-3st when the, spinning element is placed in revolution. The tongue 36 will engage one end oi .the bar 3din either direction of the revolution of the spinning element.

The momentum elements are desirably formed of lead or like material of considerable weight. To give a colored appearance to the sparks produced when the device is operated there are shown sectors or panels 37, 38, preferably of contrasting colors, as

green and red, secured to the spider arms,

of one of the momentum elements and retained in place by the presence of the spider arms of the other element. As shown, the edges of the transparent material are secured to spider arms 20, and the spider arms 19 underlie the material to prevent sagging thereof. When red and blue elements are used as shown, with the remaining space between two of the arms 20 uncovered, which space will show the sparks as white, the appearance will be as of red, white and blue sparks.

The device may be set into revolution in the position shown in Fig. 1 when the mem ber 10 may be grasped in the hands and moved about while spinning, or when so grasped the device may be inverted and allowed to spin in the position shown in Fig. 4, supported by'the tip of the portion 32, when the base 10 will also partake in the motion of revolution.

Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiment of the invention without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

1. A spinning toy comprising, in combination, a base, a post rigid with said base, a spinning member having a sleeve extending through its body and journaled on said post, and an annular flange upon the end of said sleeve remote from said base, said flange spaced from said spinning member to form a drum to receive a flexible driving means.

2. A spinning toy comprising, in combination, a revoluble member comprising a momentum element formed of like annular rims of suitable weight borne by spiders and placed in mutual engagement, colored panel means carried by said rims and positioned by said spiders, a light-penetrable shell formed with an internal annular shoulder seating upon one of said rims, the margin of the shell adjacent the said shoulder having its edge crimped about the other of said rims and being in contact with the -outer surfaces of said rims, means upon revoluble upon said post, pyrophoric material mounted upon an end of said bar and contacting with sa1d abradant materlal, a

spinning member freely journaled upon said post, and means carried by said spinning member to cause revolution of said bar.

4. A spinning toy comprising, in combination, a base, a post with said base and bearing an annular shoulder, an annular member of abradant material secured to said base concentric with said post, a bar freely revoluble upon said post, pyrophoric material mounted upon an end of said bar and contacting with said abradant material, a spinning member having openings therein freely journaled upon said post, a covering of colored translucent material for some of said openings to provide colored appearance of sparks produced by said pyrophoric material, and means carried by said spinning member to cause revolution of said bar.

A spinning toy, comprising, in combination, a base, a post rigid therewith, a spinning member comprising a momentum element and an ornamental shell 11 ving openings therein, said spinning member mounted on said post for free revolution, means comprising coacting parts to cause illumination through said openings during revolution of said member, and means independent of the shell for mounting said coacting parts on the base and post respectively.

6. A spinning toy comprising, in combination, a spinning member, a post on which said member is journa-led, illuminating means including an element to control illumination, said element being movably mounted on said post, and means on said member coacting with the element to cause the element to move with the spinning member. 1

7. A spinning toy comprising, in combination, a base, a post thereon, a spinning member journaled on said post, the distal end of said post being extended with respect to said spinning member to constitute a spinning point, whereby the toy may be inverted and spun with either the base or said distal end engaged with the supporting surface.

8. A spinning toy comprising, in combination, a base, a post thereon, a spinning member journaled on said post, means on said post securing the spinning member in place, the distal end of said post extending outwardly beyond said means to constitute a spinning point, whereby the toy may be inverted and spun with either the base or said distal end engaged with the supporting surface.

9. A spinning toy comprising, in combination, a base, a post thereon, a spinning element in spaced relation to the base, said element having a shell, a sleeve rigid with said shell journaled on said post, a momentum element associated with said shell, a

bar journaled on said post intermediate the spinning element and base, illuminating means controlled by said bar, and means on the spinning member to cause the bar to move With the spinning member.

10. A spinning top comprising, in combination, a post, a shell revolubly mounted and gravity controlled illuminating means 10 causing illumination through said opening 1n the revolution of the shell 1n a spmnmg position thereof.

LOUIS V. ARONSON. 

